LeBron James congratulates Lakers new star for breaking his record of youngest triple-double

Source: Xinhua| 2017-11-14 05:30:16|Editor: huaxia

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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Cleveland Cavaliers superstar
LeBron James on Monday delivered a congratulation to Los Angeles
Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball, who became the youngest player in
NBA history to record a triple-double two days ago.

At 20 years and 15 days old, Ball last Saturday set the new
record in the game against the Milwaukee Bucks with 19 points, 13
assists, 12 rebounds, 4 blocks and 3 steals, surpassing LeBron
James' record by five days, which was been set on 2004-2005
season.

According to the Lakers, the last rookie to get a triple-double
with at least 19 points, 13 assists, 12 rebounds and 3 steals
before Ball was NBA legend superstar Michael Jordan, who did so in
1985.

Before Monday night's game against the New York Knicks, James
told ESPN that Ball's performance revived his memory of more than a
decade ago when he became one of the last players that made the
trip straight from high school right into the NBA then ascended
into stardom.

"I definitely think back to when I was that young. There's not
many games that I can remember when I was 20 years old or 19 or
even 18. So first of all, congratulations to him," James told
ESPN.

"I think he's going to be a really, really good point guard in
our league, probably a great point guard if he continues to work on
his craft, which it seems like he does."

Lakers coach Luke Walton also told the Los Angeles times Sunday
that he though Ball's performance was cool.

"I would think it was cool," Walton said. "Whether he thinks it'
s cool, Zo's a tough one to figure out, so you're gonna have to ask
him. But I would think it's a pretty cool record to have."

However, Ball didn't care much about it as the Lakers lost the
game 98-90, giving them three straight losses on their road
trip.

Ball, born in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, was selected
with the second overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft by the Lakers
and signed a four-year rookie scale contract with the Lakers this
summer.

During the 2017 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, Ball was the
named the league MVP after averaging 16.3 points, 9.3 assists, 7.7
rebounds, 2.5 steals, and 1.0 blocks per game. He had two
triple-doubles, the first in the Summer League since 2008 and the
first ever in Vegas by a rookie.

James had his eye on Ball attending a summer league game to
watch him play as well as sending him a special Happy Birthday
message on Twitter at that time.

Ball, who played 13 games for Lakers so far, showed out
surprised energy with 29 points, 11 rebounds, and 9 assists in a
132-130 win against the Phoenix Suns on Oct. 20.

Like other achieved super stars, the rookie also has his own
T.V. show, an eponymous brand that features his own signature shoe
and clothing line. Enditem